Behaviour and cleanliness of replacement dairy heifers housed in group pens with combined feeding–resting stalls

This study was carried out in two commercial Norwegian dairy herds where the replacement heifers were kept in groups of 10 in pens with 6 conventional free-stalls and 5 combined stalls at the feed bunk. The stall cleanliness was better in the free-stalls than in the combined stalls (P

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Published in:Acta agriculturae Scandinavica. Section A, Animal science Animal science, 2015-01, Vol.65 (1), p.17-22
Main Authors: Bøe, K. E, Færevik, G, Graves, R. E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
behaviour
cleanliness
dairy heifers
dairy herds
free stalls
Pen design
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Summary:This study was carried out in two commercial Norwegian dairy herds where the replacement heifers were kept in groups of 10 in pens with 6 conventional free-stalls and 5 combined stalls at the feed bunk. The stall cleanliness was better in the free-stalls than in the combined stalls (P
ISSN:1651-1972
0906-4702
1651-1972
DOI:10.1080/09064702.2015.1059877